Acceptance
Do you tend to be accepting of other people?
How have you gained by someone's acceptance of you?
In what ways have you helped other people by accepting them?
Which people would greatly appreciate your acceptance?
When do you find it difficult and when easy to accept people who
are different than you?
How have you personally gained in the past by being accepting of
other people?
In what ways would greater acceptance of other people enable you
to remain calmer in situations that presently cause you frustration or
anger?
Which people whom you presently blame and complain about can
you be more accepting of, and how would this be more beneficial as
regards encouraging them to improve?
What prevents you from being more accepting of other people?
When you feel energetic and happy, in what ways are you more
accepting of others than usual?
When you are in a bad mood, in what ways are you less accepting of
others than usual?
When are you able to accept other people even if you see they have
many faults?
When do you accept other people’s faults when it would be
preferable to try to influence them to correct their faults?
Are you able to accept the fact that no other person is exactly like
you and you will only cause yourself unnecessary difficulties if you
demand that anyone else be exactly like you?
Self-acceptance
Do you tend to have an appropriate amount of self-acceptance?
In what ways do you lack self-acceptance?
How would you compare your level of self-acceptance with your
level of accepting other people?
In what ways does your lack of self-acceptance make you feel that
others would not be able to accept you if they knew what you were really
like?
In what ways are you able to accept your personal limitations that
cannot be changed?
In what ways are you excessively accepting of your faults and
therefore fail to make the necessary effort to improve?
What attitudes would help you have self-acceptance and at the
same time give you the resolve to work on correcting your faults and
shortcomings?
R' Pliskin
